Asbestos Trust Transparency: S.B. 2062 (2016)
Pertains to asbestos bankruptcy trust claims transparency, asbestos medical criteria
Pertains to asbestos bankruptcy trust claims transparency, asbestos medical criteria requirements, and several asbestos-related tort reforms including codification of heightened causation standards. These include no duty to warn about asbestos products made by third parties, no punitive damages for asbestos cases, and no consolidated asbestos trials absent consent of all parties.
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